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March Madness bracket: Who’s the greatest all-time NFL quarterback?

By John Buhler

Sep 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) greet each other on the field following the game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) greet each other on the field following the game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports /
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UNITED STATES – JANUARY 25: AMERICAN FOOTBALL: SUPER BOWL 97/98 DENVER BRONCOS – GREEN BAY PAKERS 31:24 in San Diego am 25.01.98, John ELWAY (7 DB) – Quarterback/QB (Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 25: AMERICAN FOOTBALL: SUPER BOWL 97/98 DENVER BRONCOS – GREEN BAY PAKERS 31:24 in San Diego am 25.01.98, John ELWAY (7 DB) – Quarterback/QB (Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

Final Four

Leaf Champion vs. Stouffer Champion

On the left side of the bracket, we’ve got the Ryan Leaf Regional Champion versus the Kelly Stouffer Champion. The top-seed in the tournament San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana won the Leaf Region. No. 2 seed out of the Stouffer Region in Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham earned his right to play in the Final Four.

Montana’s path to the Final Four was not easy. He had to beat Norm Snead, Matt Ryan, Joe Namath, and Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw had three costly picks in the Elite Eight against Montana. Graham’s path to the Final Four was relatively navigable. He beat Bert Jones, Ken Anderson, Warren Moon, and Troy Aikman. Aikman unfortunately grew tiered of Barry Switzer’s antics and that cost the Cowboys quarterback is opportunity of playing in the Final Four.

Russell Champion vs. Smith Champion

On the right side of the bracket, we’ve got the JaMarcus Russell Regional Champion versus the Akili Smith Regional Champion. Tom Brady won the Russell Regionals as the No. 1 seed in that region. John Elway won the Smith Region as the No. 2 seed.

Brady topped Vinny Testaverde, Boomer Esiason, Drew Brees, and Ben Roethlisberger to reach the Final Four. Facebook Live got in the way of Roethlisberger, as Brady did his job. Elway clipped Steve Bartkowski, Len Dawson, Steve Young, and Aaron Rodgers to win the Smith Finals. Rodgers couldn’t relax as he didn’t have the talent around him to run the table against Elway.

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